pendant : Idioms & Phrases
pendant earring
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noun an earring with a pendant ornament
drop earring; eardrop.
WordNet
Pendant post
(Arch.) , a part of the framing of an open timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the roof.
Webster 1913
Rudder pendants
(Naut.) , ropes connected with the rudder chains.